Fine Motor Skills

“All you need is love” and Valentine’s day crafts! (Lennon/McCartney) It is the perfect time of year to mix up some of your kiddo’s favorite crafts and activities with hearts, x’s and o’s, and all the festive colors and sparkles of the holiday.  Here are…

Buttoning can be a tricky skill for little fingers to master! We recommend starting with activities like button boards or making your own button snakes. They are a simple way to grade the task to decrease frustration by using a large button and eliminating managing…

These diy poppers are quick and easy for any holiday celebration!  Materials: Toilet Paper Rolls Balloons Tape Decorations Pom Moms Tie a balloon and cut off the end. Tape the cut end around a toilet paper roll. Decorate your rolls with whatever you have on…

Let’s face it, the holidays somehow sneak up on us every year! Between baking, gift gifting, and end of the year commitments, we are all exhausted and broke. To keep things festive (and frugal), the gals at WTP wanted to share some of our favorite…

Before your child can begin drawing shapes and writing letters, they must develop a good foundation of visual motor and fine motor skills, as well as proximal strength for stable posture. They also need to develop building blocks of pre-writing through lines and strokes. Below…

Looking for a fun activity that provides your little one with an opportunity to practice fine motor skills? Make some ABC crayons! These colorful letters are a great way to practice fine motor skills, increase exposure to the alphabet, and can be used as crayons…

When it comes to teaching pre-writing skills, our biggest tip is to keep it light and fun! This week we had some pre-writing fun with nature, using our preschool curriculum by KidsPlayTricks. The Nature Unit in this preschool curriculum provides the printables you see in…

Does your little one love Toy Story? Well, this Toy Story Sensory Bin was easy to throw together and is sure to be a hit! We’ve combined tactile exploration and functional play with an opportunity to work on fine motor skills. Materials We Used: Water…

Consider this our friendly reminder not to toss out your pumpkins at the end of this season. Instead, turn them into an opportunity for some fun play-based learning! Our Pumpkin Geoboard Activity is such an easy activity to set up with your little one and…